tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217003074185861793.comments2023-04-10T16:19:12.634+01:00The OlympicsKen Frosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13568488818950912374noreply@blogger.comBlogger157125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217003074185861793.post-62012047763313028742013-05-07T18:01:38.552+01:002013-05-07T18:01:38.552+01:00This is old. But, really, "third world transp...This is old. But, really, "third world transport infrastructure?" It may be lousy, slow, crowded, dirty inconvenient, whatever you want to call it. But, I think, by definition, the capital of a developed country with an underground rail system is "first world transport infrastructure."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217003074185861793.post-69300284730505540102012-07-30T20:55:22.093+01:002012-07-30T20:55:22.093+01:00the Seb Coe ca cola games are having a bad day.the Seb Coe ca cola games are having a bad day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217003074185861793.post-34598377073837201312012-07-25T09:45:24.043+01:002012-07-25T09:45:24.043+01:00I'm intrigued as to whether they're going ...I'm intrigued as to whether they're going to deploy the Territorial Army as guards - I haven't seen any specific mention in the Press, but I'm sure this would be an effective move.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217003074185861793.post-72734070442676355322012-07-23T15:05:04.487+01:002012-07-23T15:05:04.487+01:00At some point, when I was asleep, there must have ...At some point, when I was asleep, there must have been an election where the Great British public voted in a new government and PM in both national and international elections. It appear LOGOC won the national elections, with their leader Lord(sic)Coe becoming PM and the IOC won the international elections and are now dictating policy to our national reps.<br />I hope the next election comes up soon so we can vote out Coe'n'Co.Tonk.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217003074185861793.post-45461614476881438092012-07-16T15:14:31.593+01:002012-07-16T15:14:31.593+01:00LOL My Defence right there.LOL My Defence right there.Mayfair Kingsizenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217003074185861793.post-39642625717402977792012-07-13T09:48:24.523+01:002012-07-13T09:48:24.523+01:00I agree!
-M4
-Heathrow
-Tube/Bus strikes
-Lousy i...I agree!<br /><br />-M4<br />-Heathrow<br />-Tube/Bus strikes<br />-Lousy infrastructure etc etcKen Frosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13568488818950912374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217003074185861793.post-63360735072274076502012-07-12T20:37:15.589+01:002012-07-12T20:37:15.589+01:00Perhaps if G4S were to pay the squaddies AND provi...Perhaps if G4S were to pay the squaddies AND provide decent accommodation for them, they might be let off the fine.<br />Naah! It's cheaper to pay the fine.FrankChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07349761659165064987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217003074185861793.post-15150221870261731062012-07-12T19:35:47.917+01:002012-07-12T19:35:47.917+01:00Thanks for the link, Ken: it's going to be a m...Thanks for the link, Ken: it's going to be a mess....<br />http://hat4uk.wordpress.com/2012/07/11/london-2012-signs-that-we-may-be-about-to-get-the-shambolympics/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217003074185861793.post-38457643444468116722012-07-04T11:08:57.615+01:002012-07-04T11:08:57.615+01:00I'm disappointed that our MPs have not demonst...I'm disappointed that our MPs have not demonstrated sufficient confidence in their decision to allow a missile battery to be sited on the top of the Palace of Westminster, or maybe on the top of the adjacent St Stephen's Tower. <br /><br />As well as being a demonstrable gesture of support for this momentous decision, it would also no doubt make them feel more secure from attack - if not from terrorists then from the voters that put them there!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217003074185861793.post-79285436452786963082012-07-03T09:30:25.645+01:002012-07-03T09:30:25.645+01:00With a bit of luck, this will be the final nail in...With a bit of luck, this will be the final nail in the Thomas Cook coffin. Good riddance!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217003074185861793.post-15196857316032595592012-06-13T10:53:54.828+01:002012-06-13T10:53:54.828+01:00No pigs? Tut, it wouldn't be a proper British...No pigs? Tut, it wouldn't be a proper British countryside without pigs!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217003074185861793.post-31078018184758168692012-06-07T13:53:39.520+01:002012-06-07T13:53:39.520+01:00That's a very good point, hadn't thought o...That's a very good point, hadn't thought of that!Ken Frosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13568488818950912374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217003074185861793.post-22832292624621915702012-06-07T13:42:13.582+01:002012-06-07T13:42:13.582+01:00I wonder if the results of this screening will be ...I wonder if the results of this screening will be deleted after the "Games" has finished, or will it be kept on one of Nanny's many databases for all time? As a precaution, naturally..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217003074185861793.post-40132006445991560662012-05-29T13:54:36.578+01:002012-05-29T13:54:36.578+01:00Good idea! But wait.. Nanny doesn't want us to...Good idea! But wait.. Nanny doesn't want us to drink so much. <br /><br />Oh, what a dilemma!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217003074185861793.post-26800098876071706872012-05-23T02:35:00.517+01:002012-05-23T02:35:00.517+01:00Merlins. Lovely, thankyou.Merlins. Lovely, thankyou.FrankChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07349761659165064987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217003074185861793.post-75493956032656362392012-05-23T01:43:01.557+01:002012-05-23T01:43:01.557+01:00Ooh. Merlins. Yess my precious.Ooh. Merlins. Yess my precious.FrankChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07349761659165064987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217003074185861793.post-85397822665155763322012-05-21T16:22:49.602+01:002012-05-21T16:22:49.602+01:00"Is someone/something trying to send a messag..."Is someone/something trying to send a message about these games?"<br /><br />Yes! The auspices are not good and the Gods are angry. <br /><br />Or, maybe LOCOG got a "deal" on the cheese-grater lookalikes and only now are we seeing the quality product that they purchased.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217003074185861793.post-23142961031598580072012-05-09T14:51:10.118+01:002012-05-09T14:51:10.118+01:00Typical! This has less to do with participation in...Typical! This has less to do with participation in sport for all, but more to do with maximising profits at everyone's expense, in my opinion! Kerching!Lord of Atlantisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217003074185861793.post-91623416980051225242012-04-18T11:21:21.168+01:002012-04-18T11:21:21.168+01:00Surely either of the following would have been mor...Surely either of the following would have been more appropriate;-<br /><br />1) Rip off a generation.<br /><br />or <br /><br />2) Ker-farking-Ching!Tonk.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217003074185861793.post-49281250293151556112012-04-16T14:53:15.352+01:002012-04-16T14:53:15.352+01:00Kerching!
Is anything provided at the olmpics Bri...Kerching!<br /><br />Is anything provided at the olmpics British, other than the bloody bill?<br /><br />We have the best ales and beers in the world and should be proud of them; perhaps if people tried them, exports could go up.<br /><br />Coe and Co appear, in my opinion, to hate our heritage and our products.Tonk.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217003074185861793.post-67261094284086231892012-04-04T11:45:36.346+01:002012-04-04T11:45:36.346+01:00We're all in this together Tonk - I can't ...We're all in this together Tonk - I can't understand it either, but then again, I found I couldn't understand Damien Hirst, or Emin either.mhmediahttp://www.mhmediaonline.eunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217003074185861793.post-58338838124933626992012-04-03T19:16:11.343+01:002012-04-03T19:16:11.343+01:00I saw this revealed on the state's broadcaster...I saw this revealed on the state's broadcaster's, South Today......I thought the plane looked as if it had been off road and was splashed with mud......Then again, I'm not the most artistic person in the world, so perhaps I just don't understand it; Thank goodness!Tonk.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217003074185861793.post-76961581942228009072012-03-21T19:58:45.063+00:002012-03-21T19:58:45.063+00:00A very good friend of mine, a former Ryder Cup gol...A very good friend of mine, a former Ryder Cup golfer, was sponsored by many companies including a major golf club manufacturer. The clubs he was provided with were specially made to measure for him. I assume that top athletes would have their shoes specially made for them too, by their own sponsors.<br /><br />I know that there have been attempts by the organisers to get the games to be known as the green games but, perhaps they should be known as the greed games.Tonk.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217003074185861793.post-89414360686082885652012-03-20T13:20:40.806+00:002012-03-20T13:20:40.806+00:00Perhaps Lord Coe(sic) will decree that there will ...Perhaps Lord Coe(sic) will decree that there will be an Olympic only runway, an Olympic only terminal and everybody else should piss off out of it, given that is what they've done regarding the likely road and tube conjestion.........At least, if its conjested on a Sunday, everybody will be able to go shopping.....Lovely Lord Coe, lovely...You're the man!Tonk.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217003074185861793.post-54771286252250555632012-02-23T11:07:26.471+00:002012-02-23T11:07:26.471+00:00"whether the short term financial gain is wor..."whether the short term financial gain is worth losing their home over"<br /><br />They won't worry about such minor technicalities: I'm sure that Councils will attempt to evict them, and either fail at significant cost to the taxpayer, or they'll claim "human rights" and get rehoused in some expensive private-landlorded property.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com